Manure-spreader.



F. W..RIGE. MANURE SPRBADFRl APPLICATION PILED JUNE 6, 1910.

Patented June 20, 1911.

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FRANK W. RICE, OF SPRNGFELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATICNAEL HARVESTER COMPANY, A CORPORATION 0F NEVI JERSEY.

MANURE-SPREADER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 20, 1911.

Application filed June 6, 1910. Serial No. 565,193.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK WT. Rien, a citizen of the United States7 residing; at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State ofl Ohio, have invented certain new and use-I v ing drawing,.in which Figure 1 represents a rear view of the dis l tributing end of a manure spreader, having my invention forming a part thereof; F ig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of part of the-supplemental distributing mechanism; F ig. 11'

is la top plan view of one of the supplemental distributers; F ig. 5 is a de'tail of one of the supporting brackets forming part ofV the supplemental distributing mechanism; and Fig. 6 is a detail lof part of the motion transmitting' mechanism connected with the supplemental distributer. l

The same reference numerals designate like parts throughout the several views.

1 represents the sides ofthe receptacle, 2 a movable bottom adapted to advance the material toward the distributing cylinder 3 mounted upon a shaft 4 having bearings 5 upon opposite sides of the receptacle, one of the bearings only being shown, the shaft derivingmotion in a common way by means of a pinion 6 secured to the shaft and 1nesh ingl with an intermediate pinion 7 journaled upon a stud 8 and having' integral therewith a sprocket wheel 9, which is Aconnected by means of a chain 10 with one of the traction wheels,'not shown. The sides of the receptacle include top rails 11, and .12 represents frame members havingT their forward ends secured to the rails by means of bolts 13 and their outer ends sustained by means of brace members 111, and 15 represents an arched frame member having its .opposite ends secured to the side rails and having a depending shield 16 secured thereto that operatesto regulate the fiow of material to the distributing cylinder7 and 17 represents a curved hood located above the cylinder and having its forward edge secured to the frame member 15 and operative to guide the material in a downward direction7 the rear edge of the hood being connected with a transverse frame member 18 secured to the rear ends of members 12.

19 represents a bracket secured to the rear end of one of the members 12 and having a bearing box 2O,V in which is. journaled 4one end of a transverse shaft 21, having sprocket .wheels 22 of variable diameter secured thereto, a sprocket wheel 23 being' secured to the end of shaft 4t and adapted to be connected with either of the wheels 22 by means of a chain 24C for the purpose of giving a greater or less speed to the shaft 21.

25 represents bracketssecured to frame member 18 and having bearings 26 in which shaft 21 is journaled.

26l represents vertically arranged'. sleeves having their upper ends secured to the brackets 25 by means of U-bolts 27, and 28 represents laterally extending brace members lconnected with the bracket and frame member 18.

i 29 represents shafts journaled in the sleeves v261 and having secured to their upper ends bevel pinions 30 that mesh with correspond'- ing pinions 31' securedvto the shaft 21-in a manner to rotate the shafts 29 in an opposite direction. l

32 represents supplemental dist-ributers'secured to' the lower ends of the shafts and rotatable in'horizontal planes. The supplemental distributers include a central hub portion 33 having an annular flange 3st at its lower end, to which'are secured av series of radially extending plates 35, having their edges overlapped and secured together by .means of rivets 3G formingr disk members,

opposite directions at their forward edges in a manner to distribute the material over a Wider area.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: .Y

A manure spreader including, in combination, a receptacle, said receptacle including top rails npon opposite sides thereof, a distributing' cylinder at one end thereof and adapted to receive the material therefrom and distribute it in a path having a predeter-- Amined Width, frame bars secured to the top 'ra-ils of said ,receptacle and projecting beyond said cylinder, a transverse bar secured to the outer ends of said irame bars, brackets 'secured to said transverse bar, a transverse .and geared with said transverse shaft in a manner to rotate in opposite directions, and spreading elements secured to the lower ends or' said shafts and adapted to receive the material from said cylinder and distribute it in a path having' a greater Width than that produced by said cylinder. I

FRANK WV. RICE.

Witnesses z H. J. GUr'roN, G. Vf. RUSSELL. 

